Andrew Johnson as VP

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Andrew Johnson as VP

06-15-2019, 09:11 AM

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Rob Wick Offline

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RE: Andrew Johnson as VP

Just to add to what Roger noted. Up until the fall of Atlanta most everyone, including Lincoln, thought he would be defeated by McClellan in 1864. Putting a Union Democrat on the ticket was in reality an attempt to overcome McClellan, who was also a Union Democrat. Of course, after the fall of Atlanta Lincoln's re-election was pretty much a foregone conclusion, but by that time replacing Johnson would have caused too much trouble. It's a shame for history that they didn't, though.

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